Police Department Budget Presentation FY 2016-2017- DealBUDGET WORKSHOP
AUGUST 15, 2016
Atlantic Beach Police
Department
Mission Statement
To protect life and property, provide exceptional police service, and work in partnership with our community to improve the quality of life in the City of Atlantic Beach.
Core Values
Courage
Integrity
Excellence
FY 15/16 Accomplishments
1.Improved community support and public trust.
2.Construction of Police Building.
3.Developed and Implemented Career Development
Program.
4.Improved community outreach through use of social
media.
5.Initiated an agreement with JSO to use their Records
Management System.
6.4th Annual Citizens Police Academy.
7.Junior Lifeguard Program.
Goals & Objectives - FY 16/17
1.Continue to build community support and public trust through community-oriented and value-driven policing.
2.Recruit citizens from all areas of the city to participate in our Citizens Police Academy.
3.Continue to provide excellent response times and service to our citizens and community during construction of the new police building.
4.Reduce traffic crashes at the highest crash locations on Mayport Road and Atlantic Blvd.
5.Continue to prepare for assessment under the Commission on Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA).
Goals & Objectives - FY 16/17
6.Actively participate in local emergency management exercises and training opportunities to enhance our emergency preparedness.
7.Identify leadership training for first-line supervisors, middle and top level management.
8.Provide additional training for our officers in de-escalation techniques and community policing.
9.Continue to advance in technology and social media to engage and educate our citizens.
10.Execute and complete transition over to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Records Management System.
General Fund
Public Safety FY 2015-2016 FY 2016-2017
Personnel Costs $3,771,122 $4,168,128
Operating Costs $1,532,319 $1,609,288
Capital purchases $239,155 $188,500
Total Budget $5,547,646 $5,970,916
Civilian Staff
Civilian Staff (15)
Support Services Manager
Administrative Assistant
Records Clerk
Purchasing Clerk
Property & Evidence Custodian
Emergency Communications Supervisor
Emergency Communications Operators (5)
Animal Control Officers (2)
School Crossing Guards (2)
Operations Division
Patrol
Community Oriented Policing Unit
Department-wide Training
Field Training Officer Program
Emergency Management
Special Events
SWAT
Support Services Division
General Investigations Unit
Crime Suppression Unit
Accreditation
IT Support
Emergency Communications
Records
Purchasing
Property & Evidence
Payroll
Need for Additional Officers
•Currently budgeted for 28 sworn officer positions.
•Operating with 2 – 3 vacancies.
•Unable to fill two (2) detective positions.
•$30,000 spent annually in overtime to maintain minimum staffing.
•Lowest ratio of police officers per capita (2.2) in Duval County.
•State average is 2.6 officers per 1,000 residents for populations of 10,000 to 25,000.
•Beachside communities in the state have an average of 2.8 officers.
Need for Additional Officers
•Neptune Beach and Fernandina Beach have 2.8
•Jacksonville Beach has 2.6.
•With an expected increase in population of 800
residents, adding 2 officers will keep us at our
current ratio of 2.2.
•Adding 4 officers will increase our ratio to 2.3.
•Calls for service and traffic issues expected to
increase.
•Need to address Traffic and Parking Issues.
Sworn Officers (Current and Proposed)
Sworn FY 15/16 FY 16/17 FY 17/18
Chief of Police 1 1 1
Commanders 2 2 2
Lieutenants 2 2 2
Sergeants 6 6 6
Detectives 4 4 4
Patrol Officers 12 12 14
COPS Officer 1 1 1
Traffic Officers 0 2 2
Total 28 30 32
FDLE set aside $262,632 for use by the four (4) Law
Enforcement agencies in Duval County.
Our share of the grant is $ 62,800
•One full time COPs officer (partial salary only - $20,800)
•One full time Crime Suppression Unit (CSU) Detective
(salary only - $42,000)
FY 2016/17 JAG Grant
Crime Statistics
2013 2014 2015 Percent
Change
Index Crimes 414 362 318 -12.2
Rape 6 6 4 -33.3
Robbery 13 13 8 -38.5
Aggravated Assault 42 27 35 29.6
Burglary 89 70 62 -11.4
Larceny 245 229 194 -15.3
Motor Vehicle Theft 19 16 15 -6.3
Crime Rate Comparison
Per Capita (1,000)
2013 2014 2015
Atlantic Beach 32.22 27.88 24.43
Neptune Beach 32.35 28.96 26.26
Jacksonville Beach 46.19 42.83 51.96
Jacksonville 45.84 46.69 43.44
Florida 36.27 34.51 33.42
Performance Statistics
Performance Statistics 2013 2014 2015
Calls for Service 21,906 22,220 19,005
Arrests 726 698 542
Clearance Rate 30.2 32.6 28.6
Traffic Citations 4371 3203 2453
Parking Tickets 633 648 482
Traffic Stops 6563 5781 5173
Clearance Rate 30.2 32.6 28.6
Traffic Crash Summary
224
264 258
273 265
302
36 40 51 62
81 70
2 0 0 1 3 1
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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
2010-2015 Crash Summary
Crashes
Injuries
Fatalities
Crash Trendline
Lifeguards
1st Weekend in April - Lifeguard patrols begin.
Last Weekend in April through Memorial Day – Lifeguard Towers are staffed on weekends.
Memorial Day through Labor Day – Lifeguards on-duty 7 days a week. Eight (8) towers are staffed Monday – Friday 10am – 5pm. Nine (9) towers are staffed Saturdays and Sundays from 10am – 5:30pm. The only exceptions are in inclement weather.
Labor Day Weekend through September – Towers staffed only on weekends.
Junior Lifeguard Program
A Junior Lifeguard Program was implemented in 2015. Over 40 youths, ages 9-15 participated.
This program familiarizes youth with different aspects of lifeguarding, to include: first aid, lifesaving techniques, competition training, lifeguard training, marine life and safety, and physical fitness.
The program runs for one week, 4 hours per day, with 10 participants attending per week.
There are 4 different sessions that the program is offered.
Done both as a community outreach program and also as a way to promote education with local youth who may have an interest in becoming an Atlantic Beach Lifeguard in the future.
Fire/Rescue Services
The Fire and Emergency Medical Services in Atlantic Beach are
provided through a contract between the City of Atlantic Beach and
the City of Jacksonville.
Atlantic Beach provides facilities and funding to Jacksonville, and
Jacksonville staffs the Atlantic Beach Fire Station.
The agreement provides for an Advance Life Support (ALS) level of
emergency medical care for citizens, and the department members
continue to provide tours, blood pressure checks, and community
services as requested.
Contract for FY 2016/17 - $1,131,511 (3% increase)
Fire/Rescue Services
Calls for Service Response Times
Fire EMS Fire EMS
2011 201 943 4.55 4.47
2012 178 969 4.85 4.97
2013 132 863 4.42 4.80
2014 147 1027 4.46 4.67
2015 101 762 5.08 4.37
Citizen Police Academy
12 week program that meets one evening per week (2-3 hours) and one
Saturday.
Local residents will be taught about a variety of topics, to include:
◦Communications
◦Investigations
◦Traffic/DUI
◦Patrol
◦Crime Prevention
◦Firearms
◦Defensive Tactics/Taser/Pepper Spray
Citizen Police Academy
Promotes open lines of communication between citizens and police officers.
Local residents better understand police work in Atlantic Beach.
A great opportunity for the police to inform the public of what we do, the challenges we face, and obtain citizen input, assistance and support throughout the community.
Successfully completed our 4th CPA class. We now have approximately 68 citizens who have attended our Citizens Police Academy. We also have a thriving CPA Alumni Group.
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